W1 – Oge.Aniagboso – Tuckman Analysis Assessment

W1 – Oge.Aniagboso – Tuckman Analysis Assessment

Result of the Assessment

I spent about 40 minutes in total performing the assessment/survey (including the time used to download and port the template into this report.  The table below summarizes the result of the assessment.

Item Score Item Score Item Score Item Score

1. ___2___                  2.___3___                   4.___4___                   3. __3____

5. ___2___                  7.___5___                   6.____3__                   8. ___1___

10. ___4___                9.__3____                   11.____4__                 12. __2____

15. ___4___                16.___2___                 13.___5___                 14. ___5___

18. ___4___                20.___3___                 19.___1___                 17. ___3___

21. ___4___                23.___3___                 24.___1___                 22. __3____

27. ___3___                28.____3__                 25.___3___                 26. ___2___

29. ____2__                31.____3__                 30.___3___                 32. ___3___

TOTAL _25__             TOTAL _25__             TOTAL _24__             TOTAL _22__

Forming Stage          Storming Stage         Norming Stage          Performing Stage

Where are we?

The results of the assessment are shown in the table above and as can be seen there is only a small difference among the scores.  There are three possibilities with the results which include;

1.       I do not have a clear perception of how our team currently operates

2.      Our teams behaviors are highly volatile

3.      We are in the Storming phase.

I will settle for the number 3 possibility, hence our team can be said to be at the storming stage right now.  This was aptly demonstrated in the manner we handled the project plan towards securing the “Notice to Proceed”.  We are done with the “Forming “ stage as the organization chart which shows the structure and responsibilities of key roles have be established.  However, we are now trying to recover from an initial faulty start.  One attribute of the “Storming” phase is that decisions are not easy within the team, however clarity of purpose increases notwithstanding that some uncertainties still remain.  An example of such uncertainty is agreeing the structure of the individual time cards that will feed into the weekly reports.

What leadership style should we be adopting?

Research evidences have shown that there is no one-size-fits-all leadership style to adopt for a team.  Those who dynamically adapt their behavior to match the demands of their unique team situation are considered to be successful leaders.  Hersey and Blanchard’s model of situational leadership suggests the appropriate leadership style to use based on the functional maturity of the team or individual.  An adaptation of the model is presented below;

The functional maturity in our situation relates to our level of understanding of the work that needs to be done (the weekly commitments).  I will say that we are currently between M2 and M3, hence the appropriate leadership style right now for our team should be “Selling”/”Participating” – a mid-point between supportive and directive leadership behaviors.

Conclusions

The Bristol 12 team is currently in the “Storming” phase of the team development stages and given the level of functional maturity of team members (between M2 and M4), a moderation of both supportive and directive leadership behaviors will be appropriate at this time.

References:

Tuckman’s Team Development Model

http://salvos.org.au/scribe/sites/2020/files/Resources/Transitions/HANDOUT_-_Tuckmans_Team_Development_Model.pdf

http://www.ncsu.edu/csleps/leadership/Group%20Develoment%20-%20Tuckman.pdf

What Stage is Your Team in?:

http://www.cscaweb.org/EMS/sector_team/support_files/tools_for_the_team/tool_stage.pdf

The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership® Theory: Choosing the Right Leadership Style for the Right People

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_44.htm

Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model diagrams

https://www.google.com/search?q=hersey+and+blanchard's+situational+leadership+model&hl=en&prmd=imvnsb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OiGRUJ70CaiZ0QXKtICQBw&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1030&bih=594